Rainwater Harvesting, its Prospects and Challenges in the Uplands of Talugtog, Nueva Ecija, Philippines

Feasibility and Adoption of Rainwater Harvesting by Farmers

“…Therefore, considering the size of SFR and the actual water demand is essential for the proper management of rainwater for agriculture (Yuan et al, 2003;Balooni et al, 2008;Contreras, 2013). Management can be organized at the individual or group level.…”

“…RWH has been proved to be an economically promising technology by many researchers (Fooladmand and Sepaskhah, 2004;Liang and Pieter van Dijk, 2011;Contreras, 2013;Komariah and Senge, 2013;Dile et al, 2013;Zingiro et al, 2014;Lage and Verburg, 2015;Zhou, 2015). First, applying RWH increased the crop yield of rice Hatibu et al, 2006;Ariyanto et al, 2016a); millet (Tabor, 1995), onion, wheat, and potato (Teshome, 2010;Hu et al, 2014); corn (Yuan et al, 2003); and other crops by overcoming drought with supplemental irrigation.…”

“…Rainwater harvesting also did increase farm incomes in different agro climatic regions of India as well . Please cite this article as Rozaki et al, Reviews in Agricultural Science, 5:56-64, 2017 http://dx.doi.org/10.7831/ras.5.56 ©2017 Reviews in Agricultural Science The economic benefits of RWH are not only an increase in crop production but also increased production from the other economic activities related to RWH, such as fish production and water supply for domestic use or livestock (Contreras, 2013. Furthermore, other economic benefits were for women and children who could grow vegetables that improved household nutrition and provided income from the sale of some crops (Teshome, 2010).…”

Rainwater harvesting for enhancing upland agriculture: Lessons and experiences in selected upland farming communities in Albay Province, Philippines

“…The new paradigm involves developing small-scale detention ponds or rainwater storage facilities instead of large remote projects. Each smallscale facility promotes multi-purpose rainwater management rather than single-purpose watershed management (Contreras, Sandoval, & Tejada, 2013). Rainwater harvesting through small water impounding projects (SWIPs) addresses the unbalanced rainfall distribution by collecting and storing direct rainfall and surface runoff for future use (Contreras et al, 2013) of an earth embankment, spillway, outlet works and canal facilities.…”

“…Each smallscale facility promotes multi-purpose rainwater management rather than single-purpose watershed management (Contreras, Sandoval, & Tejada, 2013). Rainwater harvesting through small water impounding projects (SWIPs) addresses the unbalanced rainfall distribution by collecting and storing direct rainfall and surface runoff for future use (Contreras et al, 2013) of an earth embankment, spillway, outlet works and canal facilities. Aside from economic benefits, SWIPs have an important role in enhancing the multi-functionality of agriculture, particularly in the uplands (Concepcion et al, 2006).…”